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So, if you want to ride, come join us. If you and your bike are a bit <br /> rusty, come to the workshop. If you are not sure, ride anyway. You'll be <br /> glad you did! <br /> Phil Weiler, Council and Intergovernmental Services <br /> INFORMATIONAL TIDBITS FROM THE PSO <br /> (Author note: It seems only fitting due to the nature of my contacts this <br /> month, that I turn over the commentary on the month's activity to my dog <br /> Sheldon for his views and reviews.) <br /> I hate when she puts me on the spot like this....but, my Mom is right: I am <br /> much better equipped to offer my insights into her calls for the month of <br /> April than she is. I couldn't believe it when she came home from work and <br /> told me about the call she had from the lady wanting the City to stop all the <br /> cats in the neighborhood from using her yard as a litter box. This woman <br /> even went so far as to tell my Mom that she was going to put a sign in her <br /> yard that said, "No Trespassing." I wondered how long it would take Mom to <br /> tell her that cats can't read. Well, didn't take long...I knew she couldn't <br /> hold that comment back. Geez, the answer was so simple, GET A DOG, LADY! <br /> But, humans tend to make life complicated. Cats reading ? ?? HA! They aren't <br /> that smart. <br /> Now get this...it seems that one human misinterpreted a map on a wall at a <br /> meeting to discuss the future of Amazon Park, and got it in her head that the <br /> Amazon dog off -leash park would be closing. Even though she was told there <br /> were no plans to have the park close, she took it upon herself to organize a <br /> major letter - writing campaign to the Mayor and City Council. Okay, so this <br /> one hit home for me and I even stopped snarfling my body parts and sat up and <br /> took notice. <br /> I think my favorite letter was the one that compared the off -leash park to a <br /> famous bar (that's why Mom liked it) calling it the "Cheers" of the dog <br /> world, and the meeting place for dogs. Humans wrote telling the City that <br /> community diversity includes dogs, and that their dogs wouldn't have it any <br /> other way but to visit the dog park daily. I know you're all wondering how <br /> often I get to go to the dog park. Well, let's just put it this way...I only <br /> get to stay for ten - minute intervals because, well, sometimes I tend to em- <br /> barrass Mom and I seem to have a hard time behaving myself. (I would never <br /> get to have my name in print again if I told you what I do.) <br /> Oh yeah, Mom mentioned some calls about bridges, parked cars (the best kind), <br /> tall weeds, a new library (we know the cats in Eugene won't be using it), <br /> proposed planned unit developments (what ever the heck those are), and I <br /> thought I even heard her say that Don Bischoff sent Mike Gleason a baby pig: <br /> but I think I must have been having a doggie dream. But then again, Mom <br /> keeps saying that human beings never cease to amaze her. I know what she <br /> means! <br /> Dictated over Milkbones to Trina Andresen <br /> Public Service Officer <br />